वाल्मीकि-रामायणम् vālmīki-rāmāyaṇam - book-6, chapter-18, verse-26

एष यूथपतिर्नेता गच्छन् गिरिगुहाशयः ।
हरीणां वाहिनी मुख्यो नदीं हैमवतीमनु ॥२६॥

26. eṣa yūthapatirnetā gacchan giriguhāśayaḥ ,
harīṇāṃ vāhinī mukhyo nadīṃ haimavatīmanu.

26. eṣa yūthapatiḥ netā gacchan giriguhāśayaḥ
harīṇām vāhinīmukhyaḥ nadīm haimavatīm anu

26. eṣa yūthapatiḥ netā gacchan giriguhāśayaḥ
harīṇām vāhinīmukhyaḥ haimavatīm nadīm anu

26. This leader, the chief of his troop, who moves through and dwells in mountain caves, is the principal commander of the monkeys along the Himavat river.

Words meanings summery:

• एष (eṣa) - this, this one

• यूथपतिः (yūthapatiḥ) - chief of his troop (herd leader, chief of a troop)

• नेता (netā) - a leader (leader, guide, director)

• गच्छन् (gacchan) - who moves through (going, moving, proceeding)

• गिरिगुहाशयः (giriguhāśayaḥ) - who dwells in mountain caves (dwelling in mountain caves)

• हरीणाम् (harīṇām) - of monkeys

• वाहिनीमुख्यः (vāhinīmukhyaḥ) - principal commander of the army (chief of the army, principal commander)

• नदीम् (nadīm) - river

• हैमवतीम् (haimavatīm) - the Himavat (Ganga) river (belonging to Himavat, Himavat-born (epithet for Ganga))

• अनु (anu) - along (along, after, according to)

Words meanings and morphology

एष (eṣa) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

यूथपतिः (yūthapatiḥ) - chief of his troop (herd leader, chief of a troop)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yūthapati

yūthapati - herd leader, chief of a troop or multitude

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yūtha+pati)

• yūtha – herd, flock, troop, multitude
  noun (neuter)
• pati – master, lord, husband, chief
  noun (masculine)

नेता (netā) - a leader (leader, guide, director)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of netṛ

netṛ - leader, guide, director, conductor

Agent noun from √nī (to lead)

Root: nī (class 1)

गच्छन् (gacchan) - who moves through (going, moving, proceeding)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gacchat

gacchat - going, moving, proceeding

Present Active Participle

From √gam (to go)

Root: gam (class 1)

गिरिगुहाशयः (giriguhāśayaḥ) - who dwells in mountain caves (dwelling in mountain caves)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of giriguhāśaya

giriguhāśaya - dwelling in mountain caves

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (giri+guhā+āśaya)

• giri – mountain, hill
  noun (masculine)
• guhā – cave, cavern
  noun (feminine)
• āśaya – dwelling, abode, resting place, intention
  noun (masculine)

हरीणाम् (harīṇām) - of monkeys

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of hari

hari - monkey, tawny, lion, Vishnu, Indra

वाहिनीमुख्यः (vāhinīmukhyaḥ) - principal commander of the army (chief of the army, principal commander)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vāhinīmukhya

vāhinīmukhya - chief of the army, principal general

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāhinī+mukhya)

• vāhinī – army, troop, river
  noun (feminine)
• mukhya – chief, principal, foremost, main
  adjective (masculine)

नदीम् (nadīm) - river

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nadī

nadī - river

हैमवतीम् (haimavatīm) - the Himavat (Ganga) river (belonging to Himavat, Himavat-born (epithet for Ganga))

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of haimavatī

haimavatī - belonging to Himavat, born of Himavat (epithet of Ganga, Pārvatī)

Feminine of haimavat, derived from Himavat (the Himalayas)

अनु (anu) - along (along, after, according to)

(indeclinable)